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AI's Witlessness Criticized Through Hamlet's Lens

A Mastodon post references Shakespeare's Hamlet to critique the current state of AI and large language models. The author suggests that even advanced AI systems lack true wit and that older developers are critical of them. The post implies a sentiment that AI development, despite its progress, is not always moving forward in a meaningful way. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post using literary reference to express an opinion about AI, not a primary news event.

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AI's Witlessness Criticized Through Hamlet's Lens

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    POLONIUS: What do you read,my lord? # HAMLET : Words,words,words. P: What is the matter,my lord? H: Between who? P: I mean the matter you read,my lord. H: Sland

    POLONIUS: What do you read,my lord? # HAMLET : Words,words,words. P: What is the matter,my lord? H: Between who? P: I mean the matter you read,my lord. H: Slanders, sir: the satirical rogue says here that old developers,some with gray beards, wrinkle their noses at e'en the most …